'Cliffe1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Cliffe of Bellevue, Cliffe of New Ross, Cliffe of Westminster

                               
Archbibald Cliffe of Westminster
1. John Cliffe of Westminster, later Sheriff of co. Wexford (a 1680, Secretary-at-War for Cromwell in Ireland)
  m. Eleanor Loftus (b 01.12.1641, d 03.09.1700, dau of Nicholas Loftus of Fethard)
  A. John Cliffe of Mulrancan Hall, Dungulph Castle & New Ross (b 03.05.1661, a 1715)
m. (1694) Barbara Carr (dau/heir of William Carr of Cork City)
  i. John Cliffe of New Ross (b 08.1696)
  m. (09.01.1727-8) Jane Cliffe (dau of Henry Cliffe of Sutton) @@ below
  a. John Cliffe of New Ross (b 31.08.1733, d unm 1795, Recorder of New Ross)
  b. Anthony Cliffe of Abbeybraney, New Ross (b 11.10.1734, d 1803, Major)
  m. (1795) Frances Deane (dau of Col. Joseph Deane of Tetenure)
  (1) Anthony Cliffe of Bellevue. Sheriff (b 10.03.1800, d 27.08.1878) had issue
  m. (23.06.1821) Isabella Frances Leslie (d 17.10.1873, dau of Col. Charles Powell Leslie of Glasslough)
  (2) Jane Catherine Cliffe (b 12.1798, d 12.11.1901)
m. (1816) Robert Shapland Carew, 1st Lord of Castle Boro
  (3) Cecilia Frances Cliffe
  m. Robert Daniel of New Forest
  c. Jane Cliffe (b 19.10.1730, d 11.11.1797)
m1. Rev. Joshua Tench of Bryanstown
  m2. (1770, sp) Charles Tottenham of New Ross
  d.+ other issue (d unm) - Edward Lard, Barbara (b 13.01.1728-9), Mary (b 02.02.1740, d 1834), Henrietta (b 07.1748, d 1821)
  ii. William Cliffe of New Ross (b 05.04.1701)
  m. Eleanor Vigors (dau of Richard Vigors of Old Leighlin, cousin)
  a. John Cliffe of New Ross (b 1736, d 14.02.1816, Rev.)
  m. Sarah Wilson (dau/coheir of Richard Wilson)
(1) John Cliffe (d unm 1817)
  (2) Sarah Cliffe (d 12.12.1830)
  m. (03.1803) Henry Loftus Tottenham of Macmurrough
  (3) Anne Cliffe
  m. (09.1810) Rev. Thomas Mercer Vigors of Burbage
b.+ 6 sons (d unm)
  iii. Loftus Cliffe (b 12.1710, d 1766, Major, 7th son)
  m. Anne Hore (b 1730-1, d 03.1814, dau of William Hore of Harperstown)
  a. Walter Cliffe (b 04.02.1757, d 07.1816, Lt. General)
  m. Harriot Farrington (dau of Gen. Sir Anthony Farrington)
  (1) Loftus Anthony Cliffe of Osborne Place, Taunton, Somerset (b 12.09.1795, d 12.08.1877) had issue (1 dau)
  m. (01.08.1821) Salome Capon (dau of John Capon of Taunton)
  b. Dorothy Cliffe (b 02.01.1756, d 1813)
  m. John Harvey of Killiane Castle
  c. Barbara Cliffe (b 06.12.1762)
  m. (22.10.1784) John Stanford of Born
  d. Anne Cliffe (b 02.02.1764)
  m. (01.05.1783) Roger Owen (rector of Camolin)
  iv. Eleanor Cliffe (b 16.07.1695)
m. Charles Tottenham of Tottenham Grove
  v. Barbara Cliffe (b 27.10.1697)
  m. Arthur Gifford of Aherne
  a. Catherine Gifford
  m. (10.05.1764) William Brabazon (son of Edward, 7th Earl of Meath)
  vi. Mary Cliffe (b 05.1704)
  m. John Leigh of Rosegarland
  vii.+ other issue - Anthony (b 30.03.1703, Major), Edward (b 26.08.1705), George (b 27.05.1707), Edward (b 30.07.1709), Henry (b 17.03.17411, d young?), Henry (b 16.12.1714), Anne (b 11.01.1698), Elizabetrh (b 27.02.1699)
  B. ?? Cliffe
  i. Henry Cliffe of Sutton, Surrey
  a. Jane Cliife ("eldest dau.")
  m. (09.01.1727-8) John Cliffe of New Ross (b 08.1696) @@ above
  C. Jane Cliffe (b 16.06.1682, d 11.1768) probably of this generation
  m. (1705) Richard Vigors of Old Leighlin (d 1723)
  D. Elizabeth Cliffe probably of this generation
  m. John Tench

Main source(s): BLGI1912 ('Cliffe of Bellevue')
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